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Abel Ferrara

Abel Ferrara

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Abel Ferrara - what members say


  • The Driller Killer
  • The Driller Killer review by A customer from Oxford
    Rated - 5 stars genius! 7 April 2008
    ...Abel Ferrara is a genius! ...  
  • The Blackout
  • The Blackout review by moorje from Southport
    Rated - 1 stars Blackout? You will! 2 May 2004
    ...Abel Ferrara is notorious for expecting a lot from his cast, torturing them for an effective performance, and usually he delivers the goods. However this is a film just soa...  
  • Bad Lieutenant
  • Bad Lieutenant review by from London
    Rated - 5 stars Harvey Keitel delivers his greatest performance in this bleak drama 5 May 2004
    ...s, how bad can a man be and still deserve salvation? The film is directed by Abel Ferrara but it's Keitel's picture. This is not acting, this is a man stripped to his so...  

Abel Ferrara - filmography


  • Mary (2005)
    Starring: Juliette Binoche,  Forest Whitaker,  Matthew Modine
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    An independent director casts himself as Jesus Christ in his film. The actress playing Mary Magdalene travels alone to Jerusalem after the shoot to continue her spiritual journey inspired by her role. A year later in Manhattan, a superstar network journalist investigates the life and times of Jesus ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 3 members
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  • New Rose Hotel (1998)
    Starring: Christopher Walken,  Willem Dafoe,  Asia Argento
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Based on a short story by cyberpunk writer William Gibson (NEUROMANCER), this sleek film stars Willem Dafoe and Christopher Walken as freelance espionage agents looking for a way to make some money in a future ruled by warring corporations. They hit on a scheme to hire gorgeous Italian prostitute ..read more »
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 31% from 11 members
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  • Body Snatchers on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Gabrielle Anwar,  Meg Tilly,  Forest Whitaker
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A science fiction survival story which starts with a hazardous waste clean-up on a military base but a military doctor notices frightening changes in his patients. Is this as a result of a toxic waste accident or something more sinister?
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 696 members
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  • Dangerous Game (1993)
    Starring: Harvey Keitel,  Madonna,  James Russo
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Abel Ferrara followed up the triumph of BAD LIEUTENANT with this quasi-autobiographical film. Harvey Keitel stars as Eddie Israel, a director whose current project, MOTHER OF MIRRORS, seems to parallel his own life (which in turn parallels Ferrara's). The film-within-a-film stars Sarah ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 272 members
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  • Bad Lieutenant on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Harvey Keitel,  Victor Argo,  Paul Calderon
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Harvey Keitel stars as a nameless New York cop, hopelessy addicted to drugs, gambling, and sex, in this intense, hallucinatory portrait of sin and redemption by Abel Ferrara. The film follows the lieutenant as he makes his way to various crime scenes, concerned only with taking bets from his fellow ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 3,320 members
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  • China Girl on DVD (1987)
    Starring: James Russo,  David Caruso,  Sari Chang
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A street-smart Italian youth falls in love with a shy Chinese girl. Their romance blossoms, igniting an ugly, all-out gang war led by his hot-head brother and her own brother, the leader of the reigning Chinese gang. Set in New York's Lower East Side.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 123 members
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  • The Gladiator on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Ken Wahl,  Nancy Allen,  Pat Murphy
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Terror stalks the highways of Los Angeles, a maniac known only as 'The Skull' is attacking innocent motorists with a terrifying car, custom-built for destruction. One man vows to end the madman's reign of fear... 'The Gladiator'.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 39% from 99 members
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  • Ms 45 (1981)
    Starring: Zoe Tamerlis,  Jimmy Laine,  Albert Sinkys
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A young mute woman takes the law into her own hand after being attacked. Prepare yourself for a battle of the sexes as Ms 45 declares war on all men!
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 65% from 24 members
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  • The Driller Killer on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Jimmy Laine,  Carolyn Marz,  Babi Day
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Abel Ferrara's (BAD LIEUTENANT) first major feature has an infamous reputation but is actually more of an art film than a straightforward bloodletter. Tortured and penniless artist Reno (Ferrara) and his girlfriends Carol (Carolyn Marz) and Pamela (Baybi Day) hang out at their New York ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 39% from 873 members
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  • The Funeral on DVD
    Starring: Christopher Walken,  Chris Penn,  Benicio Del Toro
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Petty mobsters Ray Tempio (Christopher Walken) and Chez Tempio (Chris Penn) have just lost their younger brother Johnny (Vincent Gallo) - he was shot three times gangland style at a movie theatre. Ray vows revenge - he suspects the leader of a rival crime syndicate is responsible, but his wife ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 413 members
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  • Chelsea on the Rocks
    Starring: Ethan Hawk,  Dennis Hopper,  Milos Forman
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The documentary blends archival footage with an enigmatic interview style fitting for the Bronx-born enfant terrible Ferrara. Past and current residents wax poetic of the bohemian playground's storied history, mysterious metaphysics, and deified long time owner Stanley Bard. Bard was forced out by ..read more »
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Abel Ferrara - watch online


  • China Girl to Watch Now (1987)
    Starring: James Russo,  David Caruso
    Director: Abel Ferrara
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 87 minutes
    Canal street, cutting diagonally across New York's Lower East Side, separates Little Italy from Chinatown - and the two rival gangs who rule the streets. In this modern day Romero & Juliet, set in the tension filled atmosphere of the hot New York streets, an affair between a Chinese and an Italian ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 1 member
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Abel Ferrara facts

5 most recent films

Mary - 2.0 stars
New Rose Hotel - 1.5 stars
The Blackout - 2.0 stars
Subway Stories - Tales From The Underground - 3.5 stars
The Addiction - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Crime Story - Series Two - 3.0 stars
King Of New York - 3.0 stars
Body Snatchers - 3.0 stars
Crime Story - Series One - 3.0 stars
Bad Lieutenant - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Chelsea on the Rocks - 3 stars
New Rose Hotel - 1.5 stars
Mary - 2.0 stars
Ms 45 - 3.0 stars
Subway Stories - Tales From The Underground - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

David Caruso - 4 times - show films
Christopher Walken - 4 times - show films
Annabella Sciorra - 3 times - show films
James Russo - 3 times - show films
Forest Whitaker - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Mann - 2 times - show films
Bob Balaban - 1 times - show films
Alison Maclean - 1 times - show films